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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-06-05 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 145.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is way better than the Galaxy S4 Active's general score of 71.7. Even though Galaxy A42 is heavier than Galaxy S4 Active, it's just a bit thinner and notably newer. Both of these devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A42 has a more recent 11 version and Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4.
Galaxy A42 features a little faster CPU than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy S4 Active features a way better screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a lot greater number of pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Galaxy A42 counts with a superior battery life than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 92% greater battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much better camera than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a way more mega pixels back camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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